Curtain-fixture.



. 826,498. PATENTED JULY 17, 1906.

H. H. FORSYTH. CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLIOA'II ON FILED IAILB, 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

HENRY H. FORSYTH, OF CHICAGO, I

LLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE CURTAIN N 018, A CORPORATION OF NEW J ERS EY.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

P en July 7, 6-

Ori ginal application filed July 13, 1901, Serial No. 68.215. Divided and this application filed March 9, 1904- Serial NO- 197,24

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. FORSYTH, of Chicago, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fire tures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a curtain-fixture designed to hold the lower end of a springactuated curtain in any adjusted position; and'it consists in the novel construction and combination of devices hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The underlying principle of my invention consists in a fixture having a device which is brought into action when the curtain is released or is being raised and which is thrown out of action While the shade is being drawn down, such device exerting a restraining influence upon the upward movement of the shade, While being wholly or partially out of action When the shade is drawn down.

The present application is a division of my application, Serial N 0. 68,215, filed July 13, 1901.

While the present invention may be embodied in a number of different forms, I have for convenience illustrated but one form in the accompanying drawings; but it is to be understood that modification can be made for acquiring the same results.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation showing the fragmentary portion of a window shade or curtain and a part of the frame of a window, a portion of a curtain-stick,partly in section, and parts carried by the head indicated by dotted lines. Fi 2 is an edge view of a head.

11 the drawings, 7 designates the shade or curtain, which, as usual, is mounted on a spring-roller having a constant tendency to wind the shade up in the well-known manner. The spring is not shown. 8 designates ahollow curtain-stick 9, arod mounted therein; 10, an outwardly-thrustin spring; 12, a fixture-head having the shan 11, to which the rod 9 is attached and a ainst which the s ring abuts in the wellown manner.

he form of fixture shown may be equipped with the well-known pinch-handles in an obvious manner. y

The head as represented is conveniently constructed hollow and carries at its upper end a roller 13 and at its lower end a roller These rollers are both mounted in fixed bearijn sand their eri heries ro'ectsli htly beyond the outer dgd of the hedd and lorr mally rest against the w ndow frame or guide A.

' The invention in this particular construc tion is designed to serve largely the urpose of e. on u tio how 1 my aore aid application, in that the principle is the uide nd ra ng ion ag nst the pWar pu l of the spring of the shade-roller. This I accomplish in this particular construction by providing a wedging brake in the form of a pivot-cam 18, which contacts with the lower roller 19. The brake in this case is movable, being pivoted at 18, and one end thereof protrudes into line with the edge of the roller 19, so a o a e conta t with t e indowframe. When the curtain is drawn up by the roller-spring with this construction, the brake 18 contacts with the surface of the roller 19, and, if preferred, these contacting surfaces may be serrated or toothed; but the brake being eccentrically pivoted would un der the stress of the roller-spring make such contact with the window-frame as to cause it to wedge or bind tightly upon the surface of the roller, thereby rendering the latter active as a friction device having a tendency to overcome the upward pull of the shade-roller spring. Conveniently the brake 18 is formed with a protuberance or tooth which engages the periphery of the roller 19.

By the above construction it will be observed that the fixture or curtain can be pulled down without resistance on the part of the holding device; but as soon as the pulling-down pressure of the shade is released the holding device is automatically brought into action, Wedging parts against movement.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a curtain-fixture, the combination with a guideway, of a curtain, a stick carried by the curtain, a head on the stick, a roller element in the head, and a movable non-rotatable brake in the head arranged to enga e the guide and roller element to interrupt t e movement of the fixture.

2. In a holding-fixture for spring-actuating shades, the combination with a guide, a curtain and a stick, of a head on the stick, a roller journaled in the head and a movable ahead arranged for en norkrotatable brake device carried by the head adjacent said roller and arranged to engage said fixed guide and to be brought into holding contact with the roller by and upon the upward movement of the shade.

3. In a holding-fixture for spring-actuated shades the combination with a shade and a stick carried thereby, of a guiding-head at the end of the stick, a roller journaled in the head and a pivoted non-rotatable brake mounted in the head adjacent and adapted to be brought into impeding contact with the roller and projecting outwardly beyond the edge of the head.

' 4. In a holding-fixture for spring-actuated shades, the combination with a stick adapted for attachment to a'shade, of guiding-heads carried by the stick, a roller element on the *agement' with a sta tionaryguide, and a brake carried by the head having a part projected outward for engagement with said guide and movable into and out of holding contact with the roller element respectively upon the up and down movements of the fixture.

- 5.. In a holding-fixture for spring-actuated shades, the combination with a stick, of a head carried thereby, a rotatable contact device carried by the head, and non-rotatable means for engaging and interrupting the movement of the contact device comprising a memberarran ed to be brought into contact with the guide when the stick is in a horizontal position.

6. In a curtain-fixture, a sprin -actuated curtain, guideways adjacent "sai curtain, shoes mounted on said curtain to cooperate with said guideways, movable guiding members mounted in said shoes to engagesaid guideways, and independently movable means cooperating with said guiding members to automatically vary the freedom of movement of each of said guiding members along said guideways as it moves in different directions. j I

a 7. In a curtain-fixture, a shoe to cooperate with a guideway and comprising a guide-roll to engage said guideway and mounted in said shoe and a grip in said shoe relatively movable with respect to said uide-roll and shoe to be engaged by said-gui e-roll to allow said guide-roll to have greater freedom of movement along said uideway in'one direction ,than in the other irection.

HENRY H. FORSYTH. Witnesses:

FREDERICK O. GooDwIN, SAMUEL N. POND. 

